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Draft:

Pack 1:

Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Stonybrook Angler, Nameless Inversion, Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Spellstutter Sprite, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Thundercloud Shaman, Ethereal Whiskergill, Crib Swap, Cairn Wanderer

Pick: Nameless Inversion

Pack 2:

Boggart Loggers, Lys Alana Huntmaster, Inner-Flame Acolyte, Neck Snap, Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Glarewielder, Squeaking Pie Sneak, Turtleshell Changeling, Wild Ricochet, Island

Pick: Lys Alana Huntmaster

Pack 3:

Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Consuming Bonfire, Triclopean Sight, Nightshade Stinger, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Changeling Hero, Kithkin Mourncaller, Forced Fruition

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 4:

Fertile Ground, Moonglove Winnower, Plover Knights, Whirlpool Whelm, Leaf Gilder, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Shimmering Grotto, Makeshift Mannequin, Lammastide Weave, Thousand-Year Elixir

Pick: Leaf Gilder

Pack 5:

Nath's Elite, Neck Snap, Smokebraider, Moonglove Winnower, Warren-Scourge Elf, Blades of Velis Vel, Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Seedguide Ash, Glarewielder

Pick: Nath's Elite

Pack 6:

Fertile Ground, Hillcomber Giant, Sentinels of Glen Elendra, Stinkdrinker Daredevil, Tideshaper Mystic, Elvish Handservant, Broken Ambitions, Cenn's Heir, Faerie Tauntings, Makeshift Mannequin

Pick: Fertile Ground

Pack 7:

Inner-Flame Acolyte, Paperfin Rascal, Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Shimmering Grotto, Elvish Eulogist, Giant's Ire, Lairwatch Giant, Sentry Oak, Lys Alana Scarblade

Pick: Lys Alana Scarblade

Pack 8:

Boggart Sprite-Chaser, Boggart Loggers, Adder-Staff Boggart, Hunt Down, Triclopean Sight, Nath's Buffoon, Caterwauling Boggart, Elvish Promenade

Pick: Elvish Promenade

Pack 9:

Oaken Brawler, Smokebraider, Spiderwig Boggart, Flamekin Brawler, Tideshaper Mystic, Rootgrapple, Ethereal Whiskergill

Pick: Ethereal Whiskergill

Pack 10:

Warren-Scourge Elf, Lairwatch Giant, Spiderwig Boggart, Boggart Forager, Ringskipper, Island

Pick: Warren-Scourge Elf

Pack 11:

Adder-Staff Boggart, Wispmare, Faultgrinder, Faerie Trickery, Forced Fruition

Pick: Adder-Staff Boggart

Pack 12:

Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman, Lammastide Weave, Thousand-Year Elixir

Pick: Thousand-Year Elixir

Pack 13:

Cenn's Heir, Ringskipper, Black Poplar Shaman

Pick: Black Poplar Shaman

Pack 14:

Tideshaper Mystic, Faerie Tauntings

Pick: Faerie Tauntings

Pack 15:

Elvish Eulogist

Pick: Elvish Eulogist

Pack 16:

Aethersnipe, Tarfire, Herbal Poultice, Kithkin Greatheart, Oakgnarl Warrior, Lash Out, Hornet Harasser, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Kithkin Mourncaller, Boggart Shenanigans, Wren's Run Vanquisher, Chandra Nalaar

Pick: Wren's Run Vanquisher

Pack 17:

Deeptread Merrow, Kithkin Daggerdare, Herbal Poultice, Avian Changeling, Warren Pilferers, Lowland Oaf, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Amoeboid Changeling, Spring Cleaning, Entangling Trap, Turtleshell Changeling, Flamekin Spitfire, Colfenor's Urn

Pick: Warren Pilferers

Pack 18:

Axegrinder Giant, Lignify, Silvergill Douser, Quill-Slinger Boggart, Bog-Strider Ash, Protective Bubble, Skeletal Changeling, Aquitect's Will, Kinsbaile Skirmisher, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce, Silvergill Adept, Jace Beleren

Pick: Skeletal Changeling

Pack 19:

Deeptread Merrow, Fistful of Force, Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Judge of Currents, Scattering Stroke, Boggart Harbinger, Fodder Launch, Guardian of Cloverdell

Pick: Boggart Harbinger

Pack 20:

Footbottom Feast, Lowland Oaf, Lignify, Kithkin Healer, Aquitect's Will, Mournwhelk, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Lys Alana Scarblade, Fallowsage

Pick: Lys Alana Scarblade

Pack 21:

Soulbright Flamekin, Glimmerdust Nap, Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Inkfathom Divers, Boggart Birth Rite, Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope, Shimmering Grotto, Hoarder's Greed

Pick: Hoarder's Greed

Pack 22:

Cloudcrown Oak, Wanderer's Twig, Hornet Harasser, Axegrinder Giant, Needle Drop, Soaring Hope, Elvish Branchbender, Wellgabber Apothecary, Battle Mastery

Pick: Elvish Branchbender

Pack 23:

Kithkin Healer, Footbottom Feast, Scarred Vinebreeder, Springjack Knight, Ponder, Bog Hoodlums, Flamekin Bladewhirl, Captivating Glance

Pick: Footbottom Feast

Pack 24:

Herbal Poultice, Oakgnarl Warrior, Spring Cleaning, Blind-Spot Giant, Wellgabber Apothecary, Gilt-Leaf Seer, Boggart Shenanigans

Pick: Gilt-Leaf Seer

Pack 25:

Herbal Poultice, Protective Bubble, Ingot Chewer, Spring Cleaning, Entangling Trap, Colfenor's Urn

Pick: Colfenor's Urn

Pack 26:

Quill-Slinger Boggart, Protective Bubble, Aquitect's Will, Entangling Trap, Merrow Commerce

Pick: Quill-Slinger Boggart

Pack 27:

Boggart Birth Rite, Zephyr Net, Bog Hoodlums, Scattering Stroke

Pick: Boggart Birth Rite

Pack 28:

Aquitect's Will, Zephyr Net, Scarred Vinebreeder

Pick: Scarred Vinebreeder

Pack 29:

Ingot Chewer, Soaring Hope

Pick: Ingot Chewer

Pack 30:

Soaring Hope

Pick: Soaring Hope

Pack 31:

War-Spike Changeling, Violet Pall, Distant Melody, Fertilid, Ballyrush Banneret, Brighthearth Banneret, Mothdust Changeling, Blightsoil Druid, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger, Deglamer, Bramblewood Paragon, Meadowboon, Warren Weirding, Earwig Squad

Pick: Violet Pall

Pack 32:

Weed-Pruner Poplar, Stream of Unconsciousness, Violet Pall, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Elvish Warrior, Ballyrush Banneret, Kindled Fury, Bosk Banneret, Mothdust Changeling, Pulling Teeth, Orchard Warden, Diviner's Wand, Veteran's Armaments, Pack's Disdain

Pick: Violet Pall

Pack 33:

Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Reins of the Vinesteed, Distant Melody, Game-Trail Changeling, Order of the Golden Cricket, Sunflare Shaman, Ink Dissolver, Coordinated Barrage, Merrow Witsniper, Blightsoil Druid, Rage Forger, Recross the Paths, Sigil Tracer

Pick: Game-Trail Changeling

Pack 34:

Fire Juggler, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Ambassador Oak, Fencer Clique, Changeling Sentinel, Dewdrop Spy, Stingmoggie, Stonybrook Schoolmaster, Negate, Spitebellows, Waterspout Weavers, Stomping Slabs

Pick: Ambassador Oak

Pack 35:

Shard Volley, Elvish Warrior, Dewdrop Spy, Kithkin Zephyrnaut, Fire Juggler, Blightsoil Druid, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger, Ink Dissolver, Diviner's Wand, Heritage Druid

Pick: Elvish Warrior

Pack 36:

Weed-Pruner Poplar, Distant Melody, Coordinated Barrage, Merrow Witsniper, Blightsoil Druid, Kindled Fury, Bosk Banneret, Wandering Graybeard, Offalsnout, Floodchaser

Pick: Blightsoil Druid

Pack 37:

Elvish Warrior, Fire Juggler, Roar of the Crowd, Luminescent Rain, Ink Dissolver, Frogtosser Banneret, Noggin Whack, Rivals' Duel, Research the Deep

Pick: Elvish Warrior

Pack 38:

Fencer Clique, Lunk Errant, Roar of the Crowd, Shinewend, Merrow Witsniper, Morsel Theft, Offalsnout, Hostile Realm

Pick: Fencer Clique

Pack 39:

Distant Melody, Mothdust Changeling, Blightsoil Druid, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger, Deglamer, Meadowboon

Pick: Blightsoil Druid

Pack 40:

Weed-Pruner Poplar, Burrenton Shield-Bearers, Kindled Fury, Bosk Banneret, Pulling Teeth, Diviner's Wand

Pick: Weed-Pruner Poplar

Pack 41:

Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Reins of the Vinesteed, Distant Melody, Sunflare Shaman, Merrow Witsniper

Pick: Sunflare Shaman

Pack 42:

Fire Juggler, Squeaking Pie Grubfellows, Stingmoggie, Stomping Slabs

Pick: Fire Juggler

Pack 43:

Fire Juggler, Forfend, Mudbutton Clanger

Pick: Fire Juggler

Pack 44:

Merrow Witsniper, Kindled Fury

Pick: Kindled Fury

Pack 45:

Fire Juggler

Pick: Fire Juggler

Final Decklist:

Maindeck:

1 Boggart Harbinger
1 Footbottom Feast
2 Lys Alana Scarblade
1 Nameless Inversion
1 Scarred Vinebreeder
1 Warren Pilferers
2 Blightsoil Druid
2 Violet Pall
1 Weed-Pruner Poplar
2 Elvish Warrior
1 Elvish Branchbender
1 Elvish Promenade
2 Leaf Gilder
1 Lys Alana Huntmaster
1 Nath's Elite
1 Wren's Run Vanquisher
1 Ambassador Oak
1 Game-Trail Changeling
9 Forest
8 Swamp

Sideboard:

1 Adder-Staff Boggart
1 Black Poplar Shaman
1 Boggart Birth Rite
1 Colfenor's Urn
1 Elvish Eulogist
1 Ethereal Whiskergill
1 Faerie Tauntings
1 Fencer Clique
1 Fertile Ground
3 Fire Juggler
1 Gilt-Leaf Seer
1 Hoarder's Greed
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Kindled Fury
1 Quill-Slinger Boggart
1 Skeletal Changeling
1 Soaring Hope
1 Sunflare Shaman
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Warren-Scourge Elf

1st Pick: I wasn’t sure about this one, so I took the most consistent card. Eugene Harvey and Kenji agreed with it.

2nd Pick: This one I really wasn’t sure about. I took the Huntmaster mostly because I just had a good Green deck. Eugene later pointed out that the Pie-Sneak leaves me with the most options since it’s a Goblin and a Rogue, and I now agree with that pick.

This deck ended up reasonable, but not great. It felt like I should’ve got a lot more Green in pack 2, but it just wasn’t there. That may be related to the fact that I played against three Green decks…

Round 1 my opponent had a very fast Kithkin deck. Game 1 he overran me with a curve of Stalwart, Greatheart, Zephyrnaut, Chameleon Colossus, Zephyrnaut, and Skirmisher. Game 2 my draw was quite good, and by turn 6 I had killed two guys with Scarblade, and had 10 elves in play. We didn’t play game 3 because he lost his internet connection.

Round 2 I played against a Green base deck, splashing White, Blue, Black, and Red off a couple of Fertilids. Game 1 I played Huntmaster turn 3, Nath’s Elite turn 4, and Promenade turn 5. He died on turn 6. Game 2 was close until he stopped playing spells on about turn 6. It turned out that his hand contained two Moonglove Winnowers, and he was lacking a Swamp.

My opponent wouldn’t split round 3. Game 1 I mulliganed and kept a two-land hand, going second. I didn’t play a third land until turn 5. Game 2 I kept a two-land hand going first. I didn’t play a third land at all.

Until tomorrow,

Rich

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